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Rue Morgue Issue #216: The Ultimate Horror Companion

George A. Romero's archives have been cracked open — and what's inside will change everything you thought you knew about the father of the zombie film. Tonight on Friday Night at the Morgue, Todd, Aaron, and Alpha Romero go page by page through Rue Morgue Issue #216. This one is stacked: a deep dive into the newly unearthed Romero archive featuring unproduced screenplays and unpublished works; Brandon Salisbury's look at what George A. Romero's RESIDENT EVIL could have been; a preview of TWILIGHT OF THE DEAD as it moves into pre-production; a conversation with DIABLO CODY and director ZELDA WILLIAMS on how they built LISA FRANKENSTEIN; Cody's look back at JENNIFER'S BODY; the new Black horror comic anthology SHOOK!; and a full 2023 year in review. 📖 Get Issue #216:Link to Purchase Digital | Issue #216 — https://ruemorgue.zinioapps.com/publications/rue-morgue/38181/issues/644962 [https://ruemorgue.zinioapps.com/publications/rue-morgue/38181/issues/644962]Link to Purchase Physical | Issue #216 — https://rue-morgue.com/product/rue-morgue-216-jan-feb-2024/ [https://rue-morgue.com/product/rue-morgue-216-jan-feb-2024/] Presented in collaboration with Rue Morgue Magazine

Zack Snyder Takes On Escape from New York: Is He the Right Choice?

Snake Plissken is coming back — and Zack Snyder is the man holding the eye patch. The news that Snyder is attached to reimagine John Carpenter's 1981 dystopian action classic has the horror and genre film community asking the big question: does the director of Dawn of the Dead (2004) and Army of the Dead have the sensibility to do this right, or is this the kind of Hollywood reboot that should never have left the drawing board? Todd and Aaron break down what we know about the Escape from New York reimagining, what Snyder's track record tells us, and whether the DNA of Carpenter's original can survive in a modern blockbuster landscape. We dig into what made the original untouchable — Kurt Russell, the grimy New York aesthetic, Carpenter's score, and a punk-rock spirit that studios have been trying to bottle ever since — and we ask whether any filmmaker working today is truly equipped to carry that torch. This is the conversation horror and action fans need to have before the hype machine kicks into overdrive. WHERE HORROR LIVES FOREVER 🔴 Keywords: Escape from New York remake, Zack Snyder, John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, Snake Plissken, escape from new york reboot, horror movies, 80s movies, army of the dead, dawn of the dead, classic horror, action horror, movie news, horror podcast, revival house media

Friday Night at the Morgue — Rue Morgue Issue #230 | OBSESSION, Black Zombie, and Interview with the Vampire Season 3

Aaron, Todd, Alpha Romero, and special guest Grandes Graveyard go page by page through Rue Morgue #230 (May/June 2026). The main event is OBSESSION — filmmaker Curry Barker's breakout feature has the horror community buzzing, but does it actually deliver? The panel digs into the film's spiral of love, possession, and bloodshed and comes away with very different takes. Plus how Barker's found-footage shocker MILK & SERIAL went viral on a micro-budget. Also on the docket: Black Zombie confronts Hollywood's century-long distortion of the zombie myth, Interview with the Vampire Season 3 takes Lestat full glam rock, horror gaming's obsession with repeating spaces, and all the departments including Cinemacabre, Reissued & Re-Animated, and Bowen's Basement. Presented in collaboration with Rue Morgue Magazine 📖 Grab Rue Morgue #230:Physical: https://rue-morgue.com/product/rue-morgue-230-may-jun-2026/Digital: https://ruemorgue.zinioapps.com/publications/rue-morgue/38181/issues/740819 WHERE HORROR LIVES FOREVER 🔴 Keywords: horror podcast, obsession movie, curry barker, rue morgue, friday night at the morgue, revival house media, horror film review, indie horror, black zombie, interview with the vampire, found footage horror, horror community, milk and serial, zombie history, horror gaming

The Internet Is OBSESSED With This Movie. We Need To Talk About It.

The horror community has a new obsession and it's called OBSESSION. The 2026 supernatural horror film just hit 97% on Rotten Tomatoes making it the highest rated wide release movie of the year across ANY genre. But is this the real deal or is this another case of critics drinking the Kool-Aid?Todd and Aaron break down Obsession (2026), where it lands in the 2026 horror landscape, and ask the bigger question: are we in the greatest era of horror ever made or are we just really good at marketing scary movies now? Keywords: Obsession 2026, Obsession movie review, Obsession horror film, 97% Rotten Tomatoes, highest rated horror 2026, best horror movies 2026, elevated horror, supernatural horror, horror movie review, new horror 2026, horror community, horror podcast, critic scores horror, junket horror, greatest era of horror, is horror better now, horror landscape 2026, Todd and Aaron, Revival House Media, Revival House Live

Evil Dead 2 Full Commentary and Breakdown | Hail to the King

One of the greatest horror comedy films ever made. We watched the whole thing live and this is our full commentary and breakdown of Evil Dead 2, directed by Sam Raimi. We cover the complete arc of Ash Williams from terrified victim to groovy chainsaw-wielding hero, the Deadite mythology and the Necronomicon, the legendary practical effects work that still holds up decades later, the splatstick horror comedy formula Raimi perfected, and all the signature visual tricks that turned this into a cult classic. Topics covered: the evolution of Ash Williams, Deadite lore, practical effects breakdown, the horror comedy balance, Sam Raimi's camera style, Dead By Dawn iconic moments, and why Evil Dead 2 sits at the top of the franchise. This episode is part of our Hail to the King series covering the full Evil Dead franchise leading into Evil Dead: Burn, directed by Sebastien Vanicek, releasing July 10, 2026. Revival House Media. WHERE HORROR LIVES FOREVER. KEYWORDS Evil Dead 2, Sam Raimi, Ash Williams, horror comedy, Dead By Dawn, Bruce Campbell, Necronomicon, Deadites, practical effects, splatstick, cult horror, horror podcast, movie commentary, Evil Dead franchise, Hail to the King, Evil Dead Burn, horror film breakdown, Revival House Media